Daughters of Penelope
Contributes $37,500 to St. Basil Academy
Donations Designated for
New Roof, Scholarships
ATLANTA
(September 12, 2007)—The Daughters of Penelope (DOP), a preeminent
international women’s organization, contributed a total of $37,500 to
St. Basil Academy, at a gala dinner celebrating the 85th
anniversary of the founding of the American Hellenic Educational
Progressive Association (AHEPA) on September 8, 2007.
His Eminence
Archbishop Demetrios received the presentation from Grand President Karen
Stamatiades that included:
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$17,500 for a new roof to the Daughters of Penelope Dorm,
Ø
$10,000 to establish a scholarship from the Daughters of Penelope
Foundation, Inc., and
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a matching $10,000 for scholarships from Lea Soupata Zervoulias, a
member of the Daughters of Penelope Menelaos Chapter 53, Atlanta, and a
member of the Board of Trustees of St. Basil Academy.
“Our
mission includes philanthropy, education, and family and individual
excellence; and our love for St. Basil’s is very much a part of our
mission,” said Stamatiades. “Our
work to help the academy, a wonderful home for children who need a home,
is ongoing.”
Also on-hand
for the presentation ceremony were Evellyn Tsiadis, president, Board of
Trustees of St. Basil Academy and DOP Past Grand President; Melva Zinaich,
president, DOP Foundation, Inc.; and two currently enrolled students.
Over its
history, the Daughters of Penelope donated a dormitory and a pool to the
academy. Annually, the DOP
provides for the maintenance of the pool.
St. Basil
Academy, located in Garrison, N.Y., is a national not-for-profit
philanthropic center of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America which
provides love, shelter, food, education, protection and a home for her
orphans, children of chronically ill or destitute parents or children from
broken homes.
For
more information about the Daughters of Penelope, please visit www.ahepa.org/dop.
For
more information about St. Basil Academy, please visit. www.stbasil.goarch.org.
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Founded
in San Francisco in 1929, the Daughters of Penelope is the first women’s
organization of its kind established in the United States.
It is an affiliate organization of the American Hellenic
Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA).
The mission of the DOP is to promote the ancient Greek ideals of
Hellenism, Philanthropy, Education, Civic Responsibility, and Family and
Individual Excellence.
